Question First time owner!

[Stormy]

Hi! I just upgraded from a small A-liner to a full service camper trailer, which I am living in while I work as a travel nurse. My camper is used and an older model and I've never dealt with some of these features. I'm having trouble finding my answers online and don't have a good person to ask, because my friends have much newer campers. Also, I got a great deal but because they accepted my slightly low-ball offer, the camper place told me I was buying 'as is' and showed me the door. So no help there.
Current issues: I'm trying to fill the hot water heater and there is an opening at the top that water pours out of when it fills. Is there supposed to be a cap on that? It's not easily accessible, but is a threaded opening.
The gas stove lights but the oven does not. I don't even hear or smell gas coming out. Is there another switch somewhere?
TIA for the help and I'm excited to be in the group!

 

[AbdRahim]

Welcome.

There should be a valve cap at the top of the water heater that swivels open and closed. It is spring loaded. If it ids there flap it closed. If there is no cover at all it needs to be replaced.

As for the oven, I assume your propane tank is full? Did you light all three burners on the stove and let them burn simultaneously for a few seconds, to ensure good gas flow? Are your propane tanks full? Is the valve from the propane tank all the way open?

 

[NWIP]

You don’t mention three year of your trailer which could help with the era of equipment installed. On the oven there is possibly a pilot light that you may have to manually light first.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

The hole in the top is most likely a temperature pressure relief valve. For safety that is all that should be in the hole. As far as the oven goes most oven control knobs have a pilot position on them. You will have to press the knob at that position and light the pilot while holding it down. After lit you can leave the pilot on if you don't mind buying more propane than you would otherwise by leaving it off.

To disappoint I would like to point out that most RV ovens are not only small but heat is hit and miss, use a thermometer to verify heat. We replaced our old stove oven with a new Suburban unit. The new unit is not much better at keeping temp in the range indicated on the knob. We use a counter top oven/convection/air fryer/ micro most of the time because the oven just doesn't cut it.

For the record. Old is good, For me and my rig

 

[Amigobaja]

It sounds like you got such a good deal that your warranty is the old 50 50 warranty. If the unit breaks in half you get both halves. Please call the seller if it was a Rv dealer ask if they did at least a nanometer test on the propane system. If not would not recommend using any of the Lp appliances. From there I would use some of the money you saved to have a pro safty chech the systems.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

It sounds like you got such a good deal that your warranty is the old 50 50 warranty. If the unit breaks in half you get both halves. Please call the seller if it was a Rv dealer ask if they did at least a nanometer test on the propane system. If not would not recommend using any of the Lp appliances. From there I would use some of the money you saved to have a pro safty chech the systems.

This is a good thought but simply lighting a stove top burner will tell you if pressure is to low or high. You can look on the net to find out how to make a makeshift water column gauge for checking the propane pressure. That may be important for the heater, You can do the test at a stove top burner if you are inclined to do it yourself.

One note:

When you buy old it will cost you a fortune to have others do the work. If you are not ready to get dirty you may be better off selling and get one that has a warranty.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Oh yes. Many on this forum can help you with the hurls if you keep it.

 

["EZ"]

Welcome from Georgia!